Private Equity
International
International
Operating Partners Forum New York
October 29-30, 2025
Convene Brookfield Place, 225 Liberty, New York
The largest global event for private equity value creation
Join the world’s leading PE firms to uncover the best methods to deliver cross-functional portfolio optimization at a critical time.
Connect with 500+ operating partners in exclusive networking opportunities and collaborative sessions to uncover the future of PE value creation.
Optimize your portfolio companies
Hear first-hand perspectives on how to further develop your operational efficiencies.
Network with top value creators
Connect with the largest global community of private equity operating partners.
Empower your operating team
Find the right tools and knowledge to create cross-functional value.
Agenda highlights
Our unique agenda offers extensive networking activities, plus interactive working groups, think tanks, panels, breakfasts, and lunch discussions. The agenda is carefully curated to feature the most prominent functional areas in value creation. Highlights include:
- Heads of value creation/team leaders’ insights
- Practical and functional use cases for AI in PE
- The growing importance of operating partners: showcasing and measuring performance
- Future functional levers across the entire investment lifecycle
- AI’s impact on the Operating Partner-Deal team dynamic and the future of PE
- And much more…
“You have to keep yourself current and our firms are not academies for becoming better operating partners…The PEI Operating Partners Forum is the only academy that exists for Operating Partners.”
Aaron Miller
Head of Apollo Portfolio Performance Solutions
Apollo Global Management
Connect with a global community of functional specialists
How does your compensation compare?
The 2025 Operating Partners Compensation Survey will provide a temperature check of the market and aggregates the responses of 300+ operating partners across:
- Team make-up
- Compensation
- Incentive packages
- Portfolio company engagement
- And more…
2024 speakers
Kush Tulsidas
One Rock Capital Partners
It is a fantastic place to network with top operating talent in PE and learn the cutting edge work that their firms are doing to create value. I highly recommen…
Greg J. Pappas
Berkshire Partners
The Operating Partners Forum is the foremost event where the largest ecosystem of operating partners, suppliers and resources gather annually.
Nicole Weil
Kelso & Company
“The content is relevant for my role and I get to meet the smartest people in the industry.”
Our unique agenda offers interactive working groups, think tanks, panels, breakfast and lunch discussions. The agenda is carefully curated to feature the most prominent functional areas of value creation.
If you are interested in a speaking role please contact Marc Mele at marc.m@pei.group.
Download the preliminary agenda
Build your operating partner community
Expand your relationships and build a lasting network with our operating partner exclusive networking events.
Connect with leaders in value creation to share ideas, solve challenges, and benchmark strategies that will level up your day-to-day operations.
Operating Partners Forum New York Welcome Reception (invitation-only)
Tuesday, October 28
Gitano NYC
Exchange valuable insights with your peers in a relaxed setting and build your connections before the conference kicks off.
Operating Partners Forum New York Networking Dinners (invitation-only)
Tuesday, October 28
Gitano NYC
Join us for one of five private sit-down dinners, split by functional area, designed exclusively for operating partners attending the Forum.
Day 1 Grand Reception
Wednesday, October 29
Our grand reception will allow you to chat and get to know your operating partner peers at the end of the first day of the Forum. Hear what is on everyone’s mind after a full day of valuable insights.
Breakfast Discussions
Thursday, October 30
Share your views and learn from peers about specific value creation levers in five intimate discussions exclusively for operating partners.
Lunch Discussions
Wednesday and Thursday, October 29-30
These closed-door conversations, exclusively for operating partners, will explore key strategies for your portcos and PE firms to enhance value.
Sessions designed for collaboration
Think Tanks
Put your heads together with other operating partners to examine niche areas of value creation. With crowd-sourced discussion topics, these peer-led sessions will provide personalized takeaways.
Interactive Working Groups
Hear how your peers are navigating specific value creation levers. These interactive discussions, facilitated by our expert speaking faculty, will provide a closer look at specific cross-functional topics.
Pre-Event Resources
For speaking opportunities, contact Marc Mele at marc.m@pei.group or call +1 646 581 9295.
Engage with the largest operating partner community
Private Equity International’s Operating Partners Forums are a unique blend of networking, collaboration, and thought leadership between private equity operating partners, portfolio operations teams, and sponsors.
Each event is custom designed to encourage conversation about value creation best practices, relationship building, and knowledge sharing across functional areas on the most pressing issues facing investment and portfolio companies. Access to the Forum is limited to value creation experts from private equity firms and sponsors.
For more information on ways to engage with PEI’s Operating Partners community, please contact Lawrence Dvorchik at lawrence.d@pei.group or call on +1 (646) 545-4429
